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gwen: you mentioned afghanistan. this was a second incident that received less attention and -- maybe it play actually have greater consequence when it comes to pursuit of al qaeda and the prosecution of the war in afghanistan, the suicide bombing that took lives of seven c.i.a. employs. how could this happen? >> it is a sad story but it is anandable story. the suicide bomber was a c.i.a. informant onland lcd or thought to be. as it turned out to be, he was a double agent loyal to al qaeda. and he was a -- a jordanian citizen. he was palestinian dissent and became radicalized somewhere along the way and he was arrested and they thought they turned him and they notified the c.i.a. that they thought he would be a good agent. he went to work for the c.i.a., the officials said he looked good. he was actually fingering al qaeda operatives and as a result of the intelligence that he was giving the c.i.a. those guys were killed. he was serving them up his own essentially colleagues. so he was a pretty hard-core guy. gwen: y
gwen: you mentioned afghanistan. this was a second incident that received less attention and -- maybe it play actually have greater consequence when it comes to pursuit of al qaeda and the prosecution of the war in afghanistan, the suicide bombing that took lives of seven c.i.a. employs. how could this happen? >> it is a sad story but it is anandable story. the suicide bomber was a c.i.a. informant onland lcd or thought to be. as it turned out to be, he was a double agent loyal to al...
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but you make of -- what do you make of the non-election in afghanistan? abdulla barlett drop out, believing that this would be as corrupt as the old one. -- and abdullah abdullah dropped out, believing that this runoff would be as corrupt as the old one. >> barack obama has a problem. >> that is an understatement. >> he has an afghan government that is an on were the partner. -- unworthy partner. cricket, corrupt, involved in that -- corporate, corrupt, involved in the -- crooked, corrupt, involved in the heroin business. yes to make a decision about what general mcchrystal has recommended. all indications are that we will see something along the lines of mcchrystal lite. >> it reminds me of 1972 in south vietnam when the president ran for reelection and the was no one to run against him. he is the one, the only one. >> prime minister gordon brown made clear that the british troops -- >> a single military officer -- sound familiar? >> certain tests have to be met and probably cannot be met by this afghan government -- corruption and openness and reform. i
but you make of -- what do you make of the non-election in afghanistan? abdulla barlett drop out, believing that this would be as corrupt as the old one. -- and abdullah abdullah dropped out, believing that this runoff would be as corrupt as the old one. >> barack obama has a problem. >> that is an understatement. >> he has an afghan government that is an on were the partner. -- unworthy partner. cricket, corrupt, involved in that -- corporate, corrupt, involved in the --...
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afghanistan. at the same time, his secretary of state was traveling in pakistan absorbing complaint and doling out some of her own to a key ally telling newspaper editors she finds it hard to believe that somebody in pakistan didnt know of the al qaeda leaders in their midst. my newshour colleague margaret warner asked her about that today in islamabad >> are you saying there that you think there are people in significant positions in the government who are complicit in protecting them? >> no, but what i am saying -- and i think the context is as you portrayed it -- i respect their perceptions, whether or not they comport with what i believe to be the reality of their not trusting us on a range of issues. but in order to have the kind of partnership that we are seeking between our two countries, the trust deficit goes both ways. we have some questions of our own. gwen: it seems like hillary clinton is laying broader framework for the entire region. is that right? >> she landed in pakistan and she
afghanistan. at the same time, his secretary of state was traveling in pakistan absorbing complaint and doling out some of her own to a key ally telling newspaper editors she finds it hard to believe that somebody in pakistan didnt know of the al qaeda leaders in their midst. my newshour colleague margaret warner asked her about that today in islamabad >> are you saying there that you think there are people in significant positions in the government who are complicit in protecting them?...
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what kind of afghanistan would you like to leave? >> peace for afghanistan. a united afghanistan. an afghanistan with the rule of law and an afghanistan that defends itself. an afghanistan that's well off. and educated,ed a -- and good with their labors and good friends with america. >> margaret: that's a tall order. >> a desirable one. >> margaret: mr. president, thank you so much. >> good to talk to you. >> lehrer: the full transcript of the karzai interview is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. now, life sentences without parole for juveniles convicted of nonlethal crimes. that issue was before the u.s. supreme court today as the justices took up two cases from florida. marcia coyle of the "national law journal" was there, and is now here. good to see you again. >> nice to see you again. >> jim: two cases, what are they? >> the first case is of one who was 17 and he was sentenced to life without parole for a series of armed robberies. the second case was involving joe sullivan who was 13 when he was convicted of robbing a home and then returned with an accomplice to rape a 70-y
what kind of afghanistan would you like to leave? >> peace for afghanistan. a united afghanistan. an afghanistan with the rule of law and an afghanistan that defends itself. an afghanistan that's well off. and educated,ed a -- and good with their labors and good friends with america. >> margaret: that's a tall order. >> a desirable one. >> margaret: mr. president, thank you so much. >> good to talk to you. >> lehrer: the full transcript of the karzai...
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but let's be realistic-- in afghanistan, afghanistan, the fighting season is 12 months a year. it may get a little less when they-- the snow comes but 12 months a year. we've got provinces now in afghanistan that have been turned over to the afghanis, and we should continue along those lines ask start bringing our troops home. they need to come home. >> lehrer: now, have you said this to president obama? is he aware of your position on all of this? >> i've-- i've talked to people in the administration. the president knows how i feel. i have told him i hope that there's a troop withdrawal and one of significance. >> lehrer: and you expect that to happen. >> well, i hope so. >> lehrer: you don't have any inside information. >> no, i have no inside information. >> lehrer: do you have any idea when it will be announced? >> i think it will be very soon. it's a couple of weeks to the first of the month and that's the day datewe have. i would guess the week after next. >> lehrer: let's go to domestic things. the biden negotiations on deficit reduction, and the debt ceiling. where do t
but let's be realistic-- in afghanistan, afghanistan, the fighting season is 12 months a year. it may get a little less when they-- the snow comes but 12 months a year. we've got provinces now in afghanistan that have been turned over to the afghanis, and we should continue along those lines ask start bringing our troops home. they need to come home. >> lehrer: now, have you said this to president obama? is he aware of your position on all of this? >> i've-- i've talked to people in...
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. >> bob woodward has a new book and describes the conflict in the obama team over afghanistan. the president tells him, "we can absorb a terrorist attack and we will do everything to prevent it but even 9/11 we have soared and we are stronger." how can any american president say that, says john bolton, and does not care about americans dying. >> president bush said that. he said we were stronger for 9/11. >> it is true. i don't know what john bolton is talking about. it is true that we can absorb this. we cannot absorb a nuclear bomb then our society changes in an atom bomb goes off. up to a significant wmd, we can absorb it. >> i think the shocking quote in the book or the exurbs about the way obama talked about afghanistan. he said he wanted an exit strategy. he does not want to lose the democratic strategy. they ran in two consecutive democratic strategists on the market that afghanistan was the central ward. . if elected the president and now he says in order to maintain the president in his own party, he needs an exit strategy. if you are an afghan or american soldier or a
. >> bob woodward has a new book and describes the conflict in the obama team over afghanistan. the president tells him, "we can absorb a terrorist attack and we will do everything to prevent it but even 9/11 we have soared and we are stronger." how can any american president say that, says john bolton, and does not care about americans dying. >> president bush said that. he said we were stronger for 9/11. >> it is true. i don't know what john bolton is talking...
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gwen: plus, the war efforts in afghanistan. >> there will continue to be obstacles and setbacks, but our partnership is slowly but steadily improving. gwen: how will the sudden death of ambassador holbrooke change the diplomatic calculus. >> this is not going to be signed overnight. it is going to be a difficult struggle. gwen: covering the week, janet hook of "the wall street journal." pete williams of nbc news. martha raddatz of abc news. and doyle mcmanus of the "los angeles times." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we know why we're here. to give our war fighters every advantage. to deliver technologies that anticipate the future today. >> and help protect america everywhere, from the battle space to cyber space. >> around the globe, people of boeing are working together to give our best for america's best. >> that's why we're here. >> there's one thing dave a
gwen: plus, the war efforts in afghanistan. >> there will continue to be obstacles and setbacks, but our partnership is slowly but steadily improving. gwen: how will the sudden death of ambassador holbrooke change the diplomatic calculus. >> this is not going to be signed overnight. it is going to be a difficult struggle. gwen: covering the week, janet hook of "the wall street journal." pete williams of nbc news. martha raddatz of abc news. and doyle mcmanus of the...
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secondly, everybody knows that afghanistan tomorrow, after these elections, is going to be like afghanistan yesterday. weak, pro-american, and corrupt. there will not be any change. it is not like it will be anything you buy afghanistan after the election. why is the decision on the troops held up? i think it is a convenient excuse, but i i'm not sure there is a relationship between the makeup of the cabinet that is going to merge and whether or not we will engage -- >> nina. >> first of all, this is a possibility that it will not be an election where abdullah abdullah gul reach an accommodation with karzai and have a coalition government. >> that would be interesting to . >> secondly, the incas and troops as a chance of success, but there is a chance of failure as well. if you are going to risk american lives and money for this effort, which everybody acknowledges has a series was of a failure, you want to maximize the possibility of success. when you make the decision, it seems sensible to wait and see what kind of putting you have under nicu. -- what kind of a footing you have underneath
secondly, everybody knows that afghanistan tomorrow, after these elections, is going to be like afghanistan yesterday. weak, pro-american, and corrupt. there will not be any change. it is not like it will be anything you buy afghanistan after the election. why is the decision on the troops held up? i think it is a convenient excuse, but i i'm not sure there is a relationship between the makeup of the cabinet that is going to merge and whether or not we will engage -- >> nina. >>...
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the president's decision making on afghanistan. and it appears to be getting if anything more, not less, complicated. just this week we heard reports of four or five or six options on the table. and the president himself seems to be growing impatient with the second-guessing. >> i recognize that there have been critics of the process. they tend to not to be folks who i think are directly involved in what's happening in afghanistan. gwen: it sounded like he was trying to say these people who have no idea what they're talking about. but he realized he couldn't quite say that. so what are the options on the table? >> where we heard that before, i remember when president bush was questioned about some of the decisions he made about iraq, he would often say they don't have the full information. he even said that about his father. the options at this point are in theory about a low option of 10,000 more troops all the way up to a high of around 40,000 or 44,000 troops as requested by general stanley mcchrystal, the commander on the groun
the president's decision making on afghanistan. and it appears to be getting if anything more, not less, complicated. just this week we heard reports of four or five or six options on the table. and the president himself seems to be growing impatient with the second-guessing. >> i recognize that there have been critics of the process. they tend to not to be folks who i think are directly involved in what's happening in afghanistan. gwen: it sounded like he was trying to say these people...
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gwen: crunch time for health care reform, plus asia, afghanistan and sarah. tonight on "washington week." yet another big vote looming on health care. >> it's an incredible work. and the momentum has now shifted to us. it's the same turkey you didn't like in august and it's not going to taste any better on thanksgiving. gwen: the senate saturday night special. will democrats have enough votes? will the g.o.p. be able to stop them? congress debates as the administration grapples with foreign policy in asia. >> the united states does not seek to contain china. on the contrary. the rise of a strong and a prosperous china can be a source of strength for the community of nations. gwen: and in afghanistan -- >> there is now a clear window of opportunity for president karzai and his government to make a new compact with the people of afghanistan. gwen: while on the home front, sarah palin turns best selling author. >> alaska and michigan have so much in common, with the hockey moms and the fishing. gwen: but what else does she have in mind? covering the week, karen
gwen: crunch time for health care reform, plus asia, afghanistan and sarah. tonight on "washington week." yet another big vote looming on health care. >> it's an incredible work. and the momentum has now shifted to us. it's the same turkey you didn't like in august and it's not going to taste any better on thanksgiving. gwen: the senate saturday night special. will democrats have enough votes? will the g.o.p. be able to stop them? congress debates as the administration grapples...
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>> well, i think the iraq and afghanistan war reports were arguably damaging to the extent that they identified sources and methods. in the latest batch, probably the most damaging ones had to do with pakistan and they revealed very sensitive discussions that were taking place with the government of pakistan about the transfer of nuclear materials. i mean, there is not a more dangerous place in the world than pakistan and the issue of nuclear materials. so that was arguably, i think, really risky. but i think a lot of them are just self embarrassing. i think the best metaphor was a blogger who said that the significance of the release of these documents is like the whole u.s. government being put through a full body scanner. you know, all this nakedness is displayed. i think that's what a lot of it is. >> tom, at this point, what options does the government have for controlling this thing? can they shut it down? are there legal options? >> they're investigating legal options, but it's going to take some very creative lawyering. >> espionage is not the natural option? >> it's hard to
>> well, i think the iraq and afghanistan war reports were arguably damaging to the extent that they identified sources and methods. in the latest batch, probably the most damaging ones had to do with pakistan and they revealed very sensitive discussions that were taking place with the government of pakistan about the transfer of nuclear materials. i mean, there is not a more dangerous place in the world than pakistan and the issue of nuclear materials. so that was arguably, i think,...
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. >> rose: let me go back overseas to afghanistan. there has been, now, the surge into marjah and they're going to go to kandahar, evidently, and general mcchrystal's strategy seems to be taking advantage of the troops that he has received seems to be on the march. are you confident? do you feel better about the possibilities in afghanistan? >> the thing about afghanistan, charlie, is that ultimately it's not up to us. it's up to them. our troops, our other people on the ground will behave hero wickly, literally. but ultimately it's their country and as you know they don't have a long history of being a coherent nation state. do they have the ability to reconcile their differences amongst themselves that will allow them establish that state with the breathing period we are giving them? that's the bet. i think it's 50-50 wager. what the president did, he's giving the optimal outcome in afghanistan a chance. >> rose: right. >> because if we withdraw and there's no strong central government there, it will fragment and there was a reason
. >> rose: let me go back overseas to afghanistan. there has been, now, the surge into marjah and they're going to go to kandahar, evidently, and general mcchrystal's strategy seems to be taking advantage of the troops that he has received seems to be on the march. are you confident? do you feel better about the possibilities in afghanistan? >> the thing about afghanistan, charlie, is that ultimately it's not up to us. it's up to them. our troops, our other people on the ground will...
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general who executed the troop surge in iraq warned today afghanistan will be tougher in some ways. general david petraeus now leads the u.s. central command. he told a senate hearing he expects to see progress, albeit slowly, as 30,000 additional u.s. troops deploy. >> afghanistan is no more hopeless than iraq was when i took command there in february 2007. indeed, the level of violence and number of violent civilian deaths in iraq were vastly higher than we have seen in afghanistan. but achieving progress in afghanistan will be hard, and the progress there likely will be slower in developing than was the progress achieved in iraq. >> sreenivasan: petraeus would not estimate how many years it might take afghan security forces to assume control. in iraq, prime minister nouri al-maliki appealed to his countrymen to be patient, after the latest bombings. at least 127 iraqis died yesterday in a string of suicide attacks on government sites in baghdad. more than 500 others were wounded. maliki gave a nationwide address on iraqi state television. he said all security strategies would com
general who executed the troop surge in iraq warned today afghanistan will be tougher in some ways. general david petraeus now leads the u.s. central command. he told a senate hearing he expects to see progress, albeit slowly, as 30,000 additional u.s. troops deploy. >> afghanistan is no more hopeless than iraq was when i took command there in february 2007. indeed, the level of violence and number of violent civilian deaths in iraq were vastly higher than we have seen in afghanistan. but...
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they're among some 1,000 troops set to leave afghanistan this month. last month, president obama announced he is withdrawing 10,000 u.s. troops this year. the remaining 23,000 will leave by september of next year. in india, investigators in mumbai searched for clues in wednesday's triple bombing that killed 17 people and wounded 130 more. others demanded answers to how the city was attacked again, despite stepped-up security. we have a report narrated by john sparks of "independent television news." >> reporter: there was no warning. placed in the streets of mumbai the aftermath of one blast, a few hours later detectives began their investigation. a series of bombs detonated in rapid succession. this not the work of suicide bombers said the police. these were sophisticated devices triggered by timers. these the first attacks here since gunmen from pakistan laid siege to the city in 2008. the authorities were taken by surprise. nobody has claimed responsibility for the attacks, although security experts say a domestic group-- the indian mughadeen are pr
they're among some 1,000 troops set to leave afghanistan this month. last month, president obama announced he is withdrawing 10,000 u.s. troops this year. the remaining 23,000 will leave by september of next year. in india, investigators in mumbai searched for clues in wednesday's triple bombing that killed 17 people and wounded 130 more. others demanded answers to how the city was attacked again, despite stepped-up security. we have a report narrated by john sparks of "independent...
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>> afghanistan, pakistan, india, iran, the issue of our mission in afghanistan. >> as you know, because we discussed this on on your program in the past when i was a private citizen, i had gone there as chairman of asia society, i'd visited, i'd written about it. i look back and think what i wrote was reasonably accurate and i stand by it. but i think interrelationship between the three key countries that you've just mentioned is even more deep and even more complicated than was apparent to me then. and the discussions we've had in the white house and in the state department, the trips that secretary clinton and i made have really sharpen it had focus here. i think we've made great progress in getting people to recognize that we have a common threat. and a common task. when i say "we," i mean the united states, pakistan, and india. we all face the same enemy. this is the first time this has been true since independence. and this is something which has become more and more clear. and pakistan, we knew pakistan was complicated but it has been a very complicated year in pakistan. and even
>> afghanistan, pakistan, india, iran, the issue of our mission in afghanistan. >> as you know, because we discussed this on on your program in the past when i was a private citizen, i had gone there as chairman of asia society, i'd visited, i'd written about it. i look back and think what i wrote was reasonably accurate and i stand by it. but i think interrelationship between the three key countries that you've just mentioned is even more deep and even more complicated than was...
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eight more americans were killed in afghanistan. that made october the deadliest month of the war for u.s. forces. and the federal aviation administration revoked the licenses of the two northwest airlines pilots who flew past their destination last week. on newshour.pbs.org, an online- only feature tonight. on our "art beat" page, fashion expert tim gunn and others discuss the work of artist anne truitt. her sculpture is the subject of a new exhibit at the smithsonian's hirshhorn museum. and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are ten more. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. i'm jim lehrer. thank you and good night. major funding for the newshour with jim lehrer is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy
eight more americans were killed in afghanistan. that made october the deadliest month of the war for u.s. forces. and the federal aviation administration revoked the licenses of the two northwest airlines pilots who flew past their destination last week. on newshour.pbs.org, an online- only feature tonight. on our "art beat" page, fashion expert tim gunn and others discuss the work of artist anne truitt. her sculpture is the subject of a new exhibit at the smithsonian's hirshhorn...
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we cannot do that." >> rose: with afghanistan? >> with afghanistan. am i doingin afghanistan gha what lyndon johnson did in vietnam 40 years before. >> rose: my assumption in the surge in part-- and you assume he thinks it has strategic significance and importance there because you don't want afghanistato be a haven for terrism d at the same time when he was going through this there were only, like, 100 members of al qaeda that there. allknow that. my assumption has always been just your point. i think he was influenced by the idea that, look i'm not sure this is going to work but i'm not prepared not to the do it and see what the consequens are. i'm mo prepared to do in the this case because i've described this as a war of choice... i've described this as a war of necessity, not choice, as iq was characterized a aar choice. >> i think you're absolutely on it and what we tried to do literally in chapter 9 of this book is to describe the mind-set of obama when he was handling time and time again questions relating to afghanistan. for example, in the su
we cannot do that." >> rose: with afghanistan? >> with afghanistan. am i doingin afghanistan gha what lyndon johnson did in vietnam 40 years before. >> rose: my assumption in the surge in part-- and you assume he thinks it has strategic significance and importance there because you don't want afghanistato be a haven for terrism d at the same time when he was going through this there were only, like, 100 members of al qaeda that there. allknow that. my assumption has...
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do we start talking about an afghanistan that isn't entirely pacified? where there are parts of the country that don't matter so much to us because they're not as heavily populated where the taliban get somewhat fryer reign? you will see and hear from here on out much less expansive rhetoric about nation building and about turning all of afghanistan into a fully functioning democracy than you had before. gwen: we have to go on to the next american task abroad, this time it's iran. the united nations and the united states came up with a way to test iran's commitment to nonproliferation. send your nuclear stockpile to russia, they're suggesting, and let them turn it into peaceful use. so far no substancive response from iran. are we or they playing chicken here, david? >> everyone is playing chicken with the nuclear iranian program for a long time. this is really just the beginning of the game. here's what happened. the iranians asked the west a few months ago to help them get new fuel for an old reactor that one of those great ironies in history we sold t
do we start talking about an afghanistan that isn't entirely pacified? where there are parts of the country that don't matter so much to us because they're not as heavily populated where the taliban get somewhat fryer reign? you will see and hear from here on out much less expansive rhetoric about nation building and about turning all of afghanistan into a fully functioning democracy than you had before. gwen: we have to go on to the next american task abroad, this time it's iran. the united...
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pakistan and afghanistan. they have a linkage that they didn't have when musharraf was the president of pakistan and when we first went into afghanistan. so i think we really have got to think our way through that very carefully. >> theres with a time in which there was a plan to get a bin lad nen your book. >> yes. >> rose: and the state department vetoed it. ri convinced you could have gotten limb? >> there were a coup ef-- couple of times there when we were turned down on the actions that we had planned because of the-- the feeling was we should-- that's a nation state, the taliban is corrupt and as bad as they might be, they were the legal government f you will, of afghanistan and therefore another nation state. and the feeling was we need to-- first and if they don't comply then we'll hit them. but it happened again a second time. we demarsh them again. i felt like we should have hit them early on. could we have gotern osama bin laden, i don't believe we ever had-- actionable intelligence that would have
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in afghanistan. >> warner: and more broadly, here thatly the rate of attacks has stepped up, say, since the beginning of the year. is your government losing control of this city? >> not really. definitely the rate of the attacks have increased, but still the level of the violence in afghanistan today is 400% less than the one in iraq. so the taliban and the enemy are focusing more on suicide bombing and roadside bombing, but overall when they confront our security forces, they lose a big number. >> warner: do you disagree with the assessment that general mcchrystal did, for instance, about the whole security situation that it was serious and that it was deteriorating? >> overall in the country, yes it is. in the south we are facing serious security challenges, that's why we welcome general mcchrystal's assessments and think that additional troops are needed in order to provide space and time for the afghan security forces to be trained and equipped. >> warner: all right, let's geinto that more becaus
in afghanistan. >> warner: and more broadly, here thatly the rate of attacks has stepped up, say, since the beginning of the year. is your government losing control of this city? >> not really. definitely the rate of the attacks have increased, but still the level of the violence in afghanistan today is 400% less than the one in iraq. so the taliban and the enemy are focusing more on suicide bombing and roadside bombing, but overall when they confront our security forces, they lose...
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so you scale down in iraq, you are scaling down in afghanistan, and afghanistan he decided he was going to build up, but to build down, i mean he gave the military a very clear sense, look, i will give you the troops you need, but you have got 18 months, and when those 18 months are over we begin to scale back. and then -- >> rose: every time you talk about it -- >> well, you clearly there is a division within the administration on this. >> rose: right. >> but then look at what he is doing, he is trying to deal with russia, reset relations there, deal with the issue of nuclear proliferation, trying to build a relationship with china that is more productive and i think tim geithner on that front doesn't get enough credit for working the chinese rer relationship very well. >> strategic economic dialogue. >> to get them to be more amenable on currency issues that they have been, building relationships with india, a very important trip to india he is going to take, i think drawing away from crisis spots, focus on the big great power relations, ironically it is a kind of henry kissinger in f
so you scale down in iraq, you are scaling down in afghanistan, and afghanistan he decided he was going to build up, but to build down, i mean he gave the military a very clear sense, look, i will give you the troops you need, but you have got 18 months, and when those 18 months are over we begin to scale back. and then -- >> rose: every time you talk about it -- >> well, you clearly there is a division within the administration on this. >> rose: right. >> but then look...
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throughout the course of civil war in afghanistan, most notably they stayed in afghanistan during the taliban era. their offices were open. they were able to work and deliver services . >> brown: we heard rod talk about the question of the prossal sizing which they were accused of by the taliban. as he said this is against the rules there. what are the ground rules under which a group like this, a christian charity, would operate? >> as an ngo. for an ngo to be registered they should not non-political, non-governmental, of course and not for profit. they should not discriminate on any basis against any group in after... afghanistan and they should abide by the afghan constitution. those are the basic elements to be able to register as an ngo. >> brown: for context, are there still a lot of aide groups operating in after afghanistan and what kind of work are they doing at this point? >> quite a large group of ngos operating in afghanistan. they are afghan and international ngos. they're working from issues that center on rights like human rights, women rights to finance, provision of h
throughout the course of civil war in afghanistan, most notably they stayed in afghanistan during the taliban era. their offices were open. they were able to work and deliver services . >> brown: we heard rod talk about the question of the prossal sizing which they were accused of by the taliban. as he said this is against the rules there. what are the ground rules under which a group like this, a christian charity, would operate? >> as an ngo. for an ngo to be registered they...
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government in afghanistan. and 19,000 of those work for the u.s. military. in washington, state department spokesman p.j. crowley warned that meeting karzai's four-month deadline will be, quote, very challenging. >> we're in a war zone. the security requirements are significant. and at the present time that requirement is being met by in many cases private security contractors. over time as the afghan government 's capability expand the need for military and private contractors will be reduced. how fast that can be accomplished is the essence of our current strategy. >> woodruff: crowley said the u.s. will work closely with the afghan government on a way forward. for more on the role of private security contractors in afghanistan and why president karzai may want to eliminate them, we turn to matthew rosenberg, the wall street journal's correspondent in kabul. and doug brooks, the founder and president of the association of the stability operations industry. that's the grade association of military service companies. gentlemen, thank you both for being with
government in afghanistan. and 19,000 of those work for the u.s. military. in washington, state department spokesman p.j. crowley warned that meeting karzai's four-month deadline will be, quote, very challenging. >> we're in a war zone. the security requirements are significant. and at the present time that requirement is being met by in many cases private security contractors. over time as the afghan government 's capability expand the need for military and private contractors will be...
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he got very specific on afghanistan, suggesting that it was foal to begin -- folly to begin with. sarah palin's message was very vague. we are under threat. and this goes to the deficit, what they're trying to plug into. people feel like the government is totally out of control and that this is embodied in this deficit that is ballooning, and that the government is just going to run amuck and we need to be protected from it. and that was the sentiment in her commercial, but it was all very vague. and a lot of people think that's effective, even on the democratic side. gwen: you mentioned 1994. do you see parallels here? are democrats bracing for something akin to that? >> the parallels are that people are very angry and the democrats are the incumbents. in 1994 they were angry at the incumbents because they seemed to be abusing their privileges, fat and lazy after 40 years. republicans were a heck of a lot more popular in 1994 than they are now. if you look at a lot of polls, the republicans in congress are less popular than the democrats in congress, which is really a race to the
he got very specific on afghanistan, suggesting that it was foal to begin -- folly to begin with. sarah palin's message was very vague. we are under threat. and this goes to the deficit, what they're trying to plug into. people feel like the government is totally out of control and that this is embodied in this deficit that is ballooning, and that the government is just going to run amuck and we need to be protected from it. and that was the sentiment in her commercial, but it was all very...
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forces in southwestern afghanistan. on september 14, 2012, 15 taliban insurgents mounted a surprise attack on a huge coalition base in helmand province. two marines were killed, eight wounded and half a dozen fighter jets were destroyed. yesterday, the commandant of the marine corps fired two generals in connection with the incident, charles gurganus and gregg sturdevent. it was the first time such high ranking officers have been fired for negligence since the vietnam war, forced out for failing to provide adequate security. for more on this rare punishment, we turn to the reporter who first uncovered details of the attack last april, rajiv chandrasekaran of the "washington post." >> thank you for joining us, raja. tell us what happened at the camp that night. >> this was a remarkable, audacious taliban assault. what happened is 15 insurgents dressed in u.s. army uniforms literally walked on to this coalition air base. it was a nato air field that was supposed to be protected by both british soldiers, as well as u.s. ma
forces in southwestern afghanistan. on september 14, 2012, 15 taliban insurgents mounted a surprise attack on a huge coalition base in helmand province. two marines were killed, eight wounded and half a dozen fighter jets were destroyed. yesterday, the commandant of the marine corps fired two generals in connection with the incident, charles gurganus and gregg sturdevent. it was the first time such high ranking officers have been fired for negligence since the vietnam war, forced out for...
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to ramp down its military presence in afghanistan. and james dobbins, a career diplomat who was the top u.s. official at the international conference that installed karzai as president in 2002. he thinks the u.s. military presence should be increased. congressman mcgovern, what is your initial reaction to the reinstatement, i guess we can call it, of president karzai. >> presidentu default. this whole election process was deeplyko flawed. we're told by peter galbraith that at least 30% of karzai's vote was fraudulent. you know, this is the guy that we're going to rallyws%(q$ind? i mean, do we really think that there can be a happy?oi ending with this man who has been there now for almost eight years and corruption is not something new. corruption has been a problem for all the time he's been there.jf in the "new york times" dispatch just sa he was asked if dealing with corruption might involve changing important ministers and officials. as you know some of the people he's appointed are of questionable character. his response was hisÃ
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troops in afghanistan could push more insurgents across the border to pakistan. the worst flooding in memory engulfed parts of britain today. the heaviest rain ever recorded in northern england fell on the lake district, especially around the town of cockermouth. we have a report from jane deith of independent television news. >> it was a worst-case scenario, this was beyond what anyone here could believe. hundreds of people lifted off the roofs of their homes. down below the water rose to eight feet. it was surging through streets and houses at 20 knots making it too dangerous for boats to get to people. over near the coast policeman bill barker was working on a bridge over the river when the bridge buckled and he was swept away. it came after a desperate and frightening night here. area helicopters were working in the pitch-black and 90 mile an hour winds while life boats and mountain rescue teams reached people where they could. even now 24 hours after the maina, the river is still absolutely tearing through the town. and you can imagine how frightening it wou
troops in afghanistan could push more insurgents across the border to pakistan. the worst flooding in memory engulfed parts of britain today. the heaviest rain ever recorded in northern england fell on the lake district, especially around the town of cockermouth. we have a report from jane deith of independent television news. >> it was a worst-case scenario, this was beyond what anyone here could believe. hundreds of people lifted off the roofs of their homes. down below the water rose...
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he says afghanistan is not a war of necessity. do you agree with him? >> yeah, i don't know what the jargon war of choice, war of necessity. to some extent abraham lincoln had a choice before the civil war. that is what they had an election about. so there is always war of choices. and but he is right in that op ed piece to point out that it is a tough call. because it going to be extremely expensive. the military people want to stay there a long time. on the other hand he comes down on the side that is still worth a choice worth making because we a dan -- abandon afghanistan once, a high likelihood that the trb would take over because they are so rich now, if we left now. and what would be the repercussions of that. so it's worth reminding us that we have a choice. but to me the choice is still one worth making. >> i think it was a war of necessity that has now morphed into a war -- >> going back to 9/11. >> yes, exactly. it was necessary to oust the taliban. it was necessaryto respond to the attack. i think the quintessential war of necessity is the s
he says afghanistan is not a war of necessity. do you agree with him? >> yeah, i don't know what the jargon war of choice, war of necessity. to some extent abraham lincoln had a choice before the civil war. that is what they had an election about. so there is always war of choices. and but he is right in that op ed piece to point out that it is a tough call. because it going to be extremely expensive. the military people want to stay there a long time. on the other hand he comes down on...
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stabilize afghanistan. that is the goal. >> rose: what is the input within the input is more troops. >> what connect it's your troops to your goal. >> your afghan partner. >> when we have such a flawed partner, a man who was elected with complete and utter electoral fraud who presides over one of the most corrupt regimes in the world, how do we get from this input to that output when we have to go through this partner. that is my problem. my bigger problem, charlie, is i'm actually ready to live with more risk, okay. because i do not want the moon shot of my generation to be trying to fix the most dysfunctional muslim country in the world. that's, i don't want to do that any more, okay. and that is my issue. >> rose: let's suppose you say that and therefore you say i want a limited footprint. what are the consequences of that? what for us do people say there you go again. you get involved and you pull out. you know, you are not there in the end. and you cannot be relied on for anything. >> here is, there yo
stabilize afghanistan. that is the goal. >> rose: what is the input within the input is more troops. >> what connect it's your troops to your goal. >> your afghan partner. >> when we have such a flawed partner, a man who was elected with complete and utter electoral fraud who presides over one of the most corrupt regimes in the world, how do we get from this input to that output when we have to go through this partner. that is my problem. my bigger problem, charlie, is...
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troops to afghanistan. among the positives, the report cited progress in dismantling and disrupting the leadership of al qaeda in pakistan; reversing the momentum of the taliban in afghanistan and recruiting and training afghan security forces. the president particularly emphasized the impact of u.s. air strikes against militant leaders hiding out in pakistan. >> today, al-qaida's senior leadership in the border region of afghanistan and pakistan is under more pressure than at any point since they fled afghanistan nine years ago. senior leaders have been killed. it's harder for them to recruit; it's harder for them to travel; it's harder for them to train; it's harder for them to plot and launch attacks. in short, al-qaida is hunkered down. >> reporter: but the president was more cautious about the situation on the ground in afghanistan. >> progress comes slowly and at a very high price in the lives of our men and women in uniform. in many places, the gains we've made are still fragile and reversible. >> re
troops to afghanistan. among the positives, the report cited progress in dismantling and disrupting the leadership of al qaeda in pakistan; reversing the momentum of the taliban in afghanistan and recruiting and training afghan security forces. the president particularly emphasized the impact of u.s. air strikes against militant leaders hiding out in pakistan. >> today, al-qaida's senior leadership in the border region of afghanistan and pakistan is under more pressure than at any point...
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but that is much larger than most paces in afghanistan. it was also very important to them financially because they had heroin factorys there that converted opium into heroin for smuggling. so it had a big effect on their finances. >> suarez: and. >> and also symbolically important. we took it back to them last may, we took it back to them a couple years ago and they were able to infiltrate. and now the americans and the afghans want to show that the new population centered strategy can get the seed in holding the area long enough to rebuild it and provide government services that will hopefully discourage people from going back to the taliban. >> suarez: you mentioned this area has been cleared before. how does this approach differ from earlier attempts to control helmand? how is the obama era approach a depar ture for more than seven years of fighting under president bush? >> well, you know, i think the most dramatic example of that difference was when the military and general mcchrystal announced yesterday that they had in error killed
but that is much larger than most paces in afghanistan. it was also very important to them financially because they had heroin factorys there that converted opium into heroin for smuggling. so it had a big effect on their finances. >> suarez: and. >> and also symbolically important. we took it back to them last may, we took it back to them a couple years ago and they were able to infiltrate. and now the americans and the afghans want to show that the new population centered strategy...
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but also, more likely to say that the intervention in iraq and afghanistan were mistakes on the part of the united states as opposed to when you compare them to other major religious groups. >> reporter: you found -- it was unusual to see poll results that also had recommendations at the end, which i have read a lot of polls in my time and you rarely see programmatic responses. you talk about using the mosque as a center for community mobilization. what did you mean by that? why is that a result that flows out of these numbers? >> absolutely. what we are always trying to do at gallup and what we have been doing is informing both leaders, policy makers and the public on the things that they care about based on the research that we've gathered, so a major part of what we do at gallup is always trying to understand human behavior scientifically but suggest interventions that would actually improve human behavior or the human experience to stake holders that would care about whatever matter from management consulting to what muslim americans think about their daily life. with regard to t
but also, more likely to say that the intervention in iraq and afghanistan were mistakes on the part of the united states as opposed to when you compare them to other major religious groups. >> reporter: you found -- it was unusual to see poll results that also had recommendations at the end, which i have read a lot of polls in my time and you rarely see programmatic responses. you talk about using the mosque as a center for community mobilization. what did you mean by that? why is that a...
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a team of bombers in afghanistan orchestrated a surprise attack on a government compound today, killing 19 people. two suicide attackers blew up vehicles packed with explosives in tarin kot-- the capital of southern uruzgan province. the bombings set off hours of fighting between insurgents and security forces. the taliban claimed responsibility for it all. ten children were among the dead, and so was a bbc journalist. it is the latest uptick in violence in the south following the killing of afghan president hamid karzai's half-brother on july 12. a twin bombing at a bank in northern iraq today killed a dozen people. a suicide bomber and car blast rocked the city of tikrit, as iraqi policemen and security forces were picking up their paychecks. thick smoke could be seen billowing from the scene of the explosions. more than 30 people were wounded. it's the fourth major attack on the city so far this year. the head of the rebel armed forces in libya and two of his aides were killed today. the head of the national transitional council announced the deaths and said abdel fattah younis was k
a team of bombers in afghanistan orchestrated a surprise attack on a government compound today, killing 19 people. two suicide attackers blew up vehicles packed with explosives in tarin kot-- the capital of southern uruzgan province. the bombings set off hours of fighting between insurgents and security forces. the taliban claimed responsibility for it all. ten children were among the dead, and so was a bbc journalist. it is the latest uptick in violence in the south following the killing of...
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one was the militant group's top commander in eastern afghanistan. snow piled up in parts of the northeastern u.s. today and high winds were close behind. at least eight inches of snow fell from pennsylvania to new york to northern new england. and forecasters put much of the east coast under wind advisories through the night. as a result, airlines around new york city, newark, new jersey and philadelphia canceled hundreds of flights. wall street gave some ground today. the dow jones industrial average lost 53 points to close at 10,321. the nasdaq fell more than a point to close at 2,234. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the "newshour's" web site. but for now, back to jim. >> lehrer: now, the very public apology and tears of toyota's c.e.o. "newshour" correspondent kwame holman begins with some background. >> reporter: it was a washington moment fraught with symbolism thousands of miles away in japan. the head of toyota grew emotional before his american dea
one was the militant group's top commander in eastern afghanistan. snow piled up in parts of the northeastern u.s. today and high winds were close behind. at least eight inches of snow fell from pennsylvania to new york to northern new england. and forecasters put much of the east coast under wind advisories through the night. as a result, airlines around new york city, newark, new jersey and philadelphia canceled hundreds of flights. wall street gave some ground today. the dow jones industrial...
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at the same time, there is pressure in afghanistan. i mean there is continual pressure with the drones. i know they've moved further north into waz irstand. >> you are talking about in pakistan and north waziristan. and the last drone attack in the quron area killed some pakistani officers and precipitated some closedown. so there some difficult and-- give-and-take back and forth, good and bad with the drone attacks. but the pressure just in sanctuarys and for the operational arm on the battlefield in afghanistan. >> warner: now initially the obama administration was fairly cool on this idea of high level talks. i mean they were fine about reintegrateding the low level guys. reasons right. >> warner: what has turned that around and to what degree does the deadline that president obama set of july 2011 for at least u.s. forces to begin drawing down in some fashion driving that? >> i think president obama's statement that he will begin drawing down in 2011 has caused everybody who is@ú concerned to begin thinking about the end game and
at the same time, there is pressure in afghanistan. i mean there is continual pressure with the drones. i know they've moved further north into waz irstand. >> you are talking about in pakistan and north waziristan. and the last drone attack in the quron area killed some pakistani officers and precipitated some closedown. so there some difficult and-- give-and-take back and forth, good and bad with the drone attacks. but the pressure just in sanctuarys and for the operational arm on the...